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Sindhushree Khullar appointed as NITI Aayogs CEO

UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon Ban visits Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad
15 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards Announced For This Year
The names and the countries of the awardees are as follows:
1. Ms. Mala Mehta from Australia,.
2. Mr. Esop Ghulam from South Africa,
3. Mr. Satyanarayan Nadela from USA (this award will be in absentia)
4. Dr. Kamlesh Lula from the US,
5. Mr. Mahendra Nanji Mehta from Uganda,
6. Lord Raj Lumba from the United Kingdom,
7. Prof. Nathuram Puri from the United Kingdom,
8. Dr. Sanjay Rajaram from Mexico,
9. Justice Karunakaran from the Seychelles,
10. Mr. Rajamal Para from Oman,
11. Mr. Bharat Kumar Jayantilal Shah from the UAE
12. Mr. Ashraf Pellarkunnmal from UAE,
13. Ms. Nandani Tandon from US,
14. President Donald Ramotar from Guyana and
15. Mr. Kanwaljit Bakshi from New Zealand.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the state-of-the-art Dandi Kutir, a museum on
the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi in Gujarats capital Gandhinagar, on the
occasion of the 13th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD).
PM Modi releases commemorative stamps on 100 years of Gandhis return
The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled The
Indian Parliament : A Critical Appraisal edited by Prof. Sudha Pai and Shri
Avinash Kumar of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
New Jersey to host international conference on Hindi in April 2015
PM Modi Launches Scheme For LED Bulb Distribution in Delhi - Prime Minister
Narendra Modi today described the LED bulb as a Prakash Path way to light,

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as he launched a scheme for LED bulb distribution under the domestic efficient
lighting programme in Delhi; and a National Programme for LED-based Home and
Street Lighting.
Noted economist Arvind Panagariya, who has been appointed as the first ViceChairman of the newly-created NITI Aayog.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dedicated a digital village named
Akodara to the nation. The digital village has been developed by ICICI bank and
was launched at an event to commemorate 60 years of ICICI Group.
The 102nd session of Indian Science Congress at Mumbai University
(Maharashtra) will commence from 3rd January, 2015 after its formal
inauguration by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The 05 day event will see
deliberations and presentation of papers by the Scientific fraternity from across
the globe.
Two Days Retreat for Banks and Financial Institutions Called GYAN
SANGAM to be Inaugurated by Jayant Sinha
Two days Retreat for Banks and Financial Institutions called
Gyan Sangam would be inaugurated by Shri Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for
Finance at National Institute of Banking Management (NIBM), Pune,
Maharashtra. Participants in the Bankers Retreat include Dr. Hasmukh Adhia,
Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), Regulators, Officers of the
Ministry of Finance, Top Management of all Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Insurance
Companies and Financial Institutions (FIs).
Mobile App 'Himmat' For Women's Safety Launched in Delhi.
Government stablishes NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India)
to replace Planning Commission
The NITI Aayog will comprise the following

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Prime Minister of India as the Chairperson

Governing Council comprising the Chief Ministers of all the States and Lt.
Governors of Union Territories

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Regional Councils will be formed to address specific issues and

contingencies impacting more than one state or a region. These will be
formed for a specified tenure.
The Regional Councils will be convened by the Prime Minister and will
comprise of the Chief Ministers of States and Lt. Governors of Union
Territories in the region. These will be chaired by the Chairperson of the
NITI Aayog or his nominee.
Experts, specialists and practitioners with relevant domain knowledge as
special invitees nominated by the Prime Minister

The full-time organizational framework will comprise of, in addition to the

Prime Minister as the Chairperson:

Vice-Chairperson: To be appointed by the Prime Minister

Members: Full-time
Part-time members: Maximum of 2 from leading universities research
organizations and other relevant institutions in an ex-officio capacity. Part
time members will be on a rotational basis.
Ex Officio members: Maximum of 4 members of the Union Council of
Ministers to be nominated by the Prime Minister.
Chief Executive Officer : To be appointed by the Prime Minister for a fixed
tenure, in the rank of Secretary to the Government of India.
Secretariat as deemed necessary.

NITI Aayog is based on 7 Pillars of Effective governance

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1. Pro-people agenda that fulfils the aspirations of the society as well as

individual,
2. Pro-active in anticipating and responding to their needs,
3. Participative, by involvement of citizens,
4. Empowering women in all aspects
5. Inclusion of all groups, with special attention to the economically weak
(garib), the SC, ST and OBC communities, the rural sector and farmers
(gaon and kisan), youth and all categories of minorities.
6. Equality of opportunity to our countrys youth,
7. Transparency through the use of technology to make government visible
and responsive.
Objectives of NITI Aayog

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A.K. Mittal Appointed as Chairman, Railway Board

Based on the recommendations of Appointments Board chaired by the
Governor, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Department of Financial Services
(DFS), Ministry of Finance, Government of India announced the appointment of
MD & CEO of four Nationalised Banks. The appointments announced are as
follows:Name of the person & present
Name of the Bank where
designation
appointed and designation
Shri R. Koteeswaran, Executive Director,
1
Indian Overseas Bank MD & CEO
Bank of India
Shri Animesh Chauhan, Executive Director, Oriental Bank of Commerce MD
2
Central Bank
& CEO
Shri Kishore Kumar Sansi, Executive
3
Vijaya Bank MD & CEO
Director, Punjab & Sind Bank
Shri P. Srinivas, Executive Director, Bank of
4
United Bank of India MD & CEO
Baroda
The appointment of the above MD & CEOs is for a period of three years or till the
date of superannuation, whichever is earlier.
List of Important International Days in January 2015
27 January - International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of
the Holocaust

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